Phil Sumpter, an Ex-pat who lives in Nazareth gives three reasons why Christmas in the Holy Land is special, in response to comments from friends in the West "that celebrating Christmas in the Holy Land must be something very special"

Murdering Jews is pure evil that is rooted in hatred. This hatred was clearly embodied in the recent attack against the tree of life synagogue in Pittsburgh. The attack is a crime against God, against all people of faith, and against religious freedom. It is an embodiment of oppression and violence.

Middle Eastern Christians celebrated the issuance of the first Arabic Contemporary Commentary in Cairo Egypt. Forty-Eight men and women theologians and researchers from the Middle East participated in producing the Arabic Contemporary Commentary that puts the contemporary questions in dialogue with ancient scriptural wisdom

In the last few weeks, something extraordinary is happening in Israel. A pastor from a village near Nazareth has been invited by different media outlets to share his beliefs and is freely sharing his faith in Jesus. His videos are going viral and people from different religious backgrounds are sharing them online. How did all this happen?

Shadia Qubti writes how the heart of Hillsong Worship impacts the lives of Palestinian Christians, as a follow-up to the open letter she wrote after she felt Palestinian Christians were excluded at a Hillsong worship concert in Israel.

The statement calls for a renunciation of violence in all its forms, both military, political, social, psychological and spiritual, and condemns both the recent spate of attacks on citizens and use of force to maintain the occupation.

Maurice Gerges is the most influential evangelist in the Arab world for the last 60 years and was even referred to by some as "the Billy Graham of the Middle East". He passed away on March 26 at the age of 85